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Caswell S. ADAMS

Caswell S. ADAMS

Male 1851 - 1924  (73 years)

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  • Name Caswell S. ADAMS 
    Born 10 Feb 1851  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860, 1870  Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Court House District, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [2] 
    coal miner 
    Census 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 9 Dec 1924  Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Buried Hart Cemetery, Taylor Drain Rd, Oxford, Doddridge Co WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I2271  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2020 

    Father Jonathan J. ADAMS,   b. Apr 1822, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1915, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Mother Margaret ROWE 
    Family ID F37273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha E. COSTILOW,   b. CA 1856, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1938, Booth, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1872  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Barbour Co, WV (Elk District), enumerated Jun 11 1880:
      Casmer Adams, 27, farmer; wife Martha, 23; dau Verdie, 1.

      In 1900, Caswell Adams was enumerated in the household of his daughter and her husband in Taylor County. Marital status married, but his wife was not present. Occupation coal miner.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated in May 1910:
      Caswell S. Adams, 55, laborer at odd jobs, married 10 yrs (2nd marriage). (Only person in household)

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Dist), enumerated on Jan 20 1920:
      Caswell S. Adams, 70, farmer; wife Martha C, 54; stepson Harry L Reed, 15.
    Children 
     1. Vada ADAMS,   b. 23 Jul 1878, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1954, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F37272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Marinda Elizabeth Annie HALL,   b. 4 May 1878, Mason Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 12 Nov 1900  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Divorced Y  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Lelia Iowa ADAMS,   b. 23 Mar 1905, Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Documents
    2271_ADAMS_CaswellS_Wife-Stolen-by-Son-in-Law_March1908.jpg    		2271_ADAMS_CaswellS_Wife-Stolen-by-Son-in-Law_March1908.jpg
    2271_CaswellSAdams_MarindaAnnieHall_MarriageRecord_12Nov1900.jpg    		2271_CaswellSAdams_MarindaAnnieHall_MarriageRecord_12Nov1900.jpg
    Family ID F55202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Martha Caroline HUSK,   b. 22 Feb 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1923, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1913  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Dist), enumerated on Jan 20 1920:
      Caswell S. Adams, 70, farmer; wife Martha C, 54; stepson Harry L Reed, 15.
    Family ID F815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2019] 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Identified as Caswell Adams, widowed, age 73y 9m 29d, b. Feb 10 1851 in Barbour Co, d. Dec 9 1924 at Oxford. Son of Jontie Adams & Mary Rough. Buried at Hart Cemetery. Informant: Isaac E. Reed, Oxford, WV.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 83 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=254314&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Casville Adams, 21, b. & res. in Barbour Co, son of Jonathan & Margaret Adams; and Martha M. Coslow [sic], 16, b. Barbour Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of James & Matilda Coslow. Married Nov 21 1872 in Harrison County.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793587&Type=Marriage.

    8. [S1967] Record of wife's remarriage.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR 9-148 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794904&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Caswell S. Adams, 52, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Martha Reed, 46, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 20 1913 "near Grove on Middle Fork River." (Note: Husband's stated age is ten years younger than indicated in census records and on his death record.)